The 42-year-old was sacked by Birmingham City on December 14 after more than two years in charge of his hometown club and is now being touted as a potential replacement for axed Swans boss Bob Bradley.

But what do we know about Rowett's managerial style and would he be suited to the job at the Liberty Stadium?

We put the big questions to Aidan McCartney, an advanced football content writer with the Birmingham Mail , to find out...

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How does he like to set up his teams?

Rowett is a tactically aware manager who sets up his teams very well. He puts most of his focus on being hard to beat and having a defensively solid unit, making life very difficult for opponents.

It's not the most pleasing on the eye but the football has been effective. He mainly went with a 4-2-3-1 formation at Blues with a lone front-man supported by an attacking midfielder but did tinker with 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 especially for away matches.